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    Gender of nouns in Greek is determined naturally by the sex of the referent, with males as masculine, females as feminine, and mixed groups as masculine. Many nouns are common gender and do not indicate sex. Grammatically, masculine nouns include winds, months, and most rivers. Feminine nouns include most countries, islands, cities, trees, plants, and abstract nouns. Neuter nouns include diminutives, quotations, indeclinables, and some exceptions that largely follow the endings of the words.

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    Gender of nouns in Greek is determined naturally by the sex of the referent, with males as masculine, females as feminine, and mixed groups as masculine. Many nouns are common gender and do not indicate sex. Grammatically, masculine nouns include winds, months, and most rivers. Feminine nouns include most countries, islands, cities, trees, plants, and abstract nouns. Neuter nouns include diminutives, quotations, indeclinables, and some exceptions that largely follow the endings of the words.

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    Gender of nouns in Greek is determined naturally by the sex of the referent, with males as masculine, females as feminine, and mixed groups as masculine. Many nouns are common gender and do not indicate sex. Grammatically, masculine nouns include winds, months, and most rivers. Feminine nouns include most countries, islands, cities, trees, plants, and abstract nouns. Neuter nouns include diminutives, quotations, indeclinables, and some exceptions that largely follow the endings of the words.

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    GENDER OF NOUNS NATURAL: males are masculine; females are feminine; mixed groups are masculine. Many nouns are common: , , , . GRAMMATICAL: Masculine are winds, months, most rivers. Feminine are most countries, islands, cities, trees, plants, abstract nouns. Neuter are diminutives (and , , ), quotations, indeclinables. Exceptions largely follow the endings.

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